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Groundwater
Young woman's work is impacting Odisha villages
Posted on 28 Oct, 2022 01:36 PMThe sound of a specific cycle bell deep inside the jungles of Kashinathpur village in Angul (Odisha) brings vibes of joy. Everybody recognises that bell because it belongs to 24-year-old Urmila Bahera who sometimes cycles to villages as far as 15 kilometres, braving bumpy roads, streams and elephants.
Groundwater prospective zones in Bundelkhand
Posted on 22 Oct, 2022 08:07 PMIn the Bundelkhand craton region, groundwater is the primary source of drinking water. Due to low rainfall, agriculture mainly depends on the goundwater supply, which comes through bore wells. Most of the time, the region faces a water crisis during the summer season as the wells and tube wells go dry.
Invisible informal groundwater markets
Posted on 17 Oct, 2022 12:55 PMIndia is the largest user of groundwater globally and as high as 85 percent of water is used for irrigation. Groundwater extraction started with the green revolution that increased food security and reduced poverty. However, it gradually led to drastic depletion in groundwater levels.
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable
No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PMMahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
Shared water commons
Posted on 05 Oct, 2022 10:43 AMWater is a vital natural resource, but continuous consumption of freshwater sources at an unsustainable r
Arsenic removal in groundwater
Posted on 12 Aug, 2022 11:14 PMSafe drinking water, a global concern
The safety and accessibility of drinking water is a global concern. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 80 percent of diseases are waterborne. Contamination from the geological formations (termed geogenic contamination) is the major source of groundwater contamination.
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Posted on 05 Jul, 2022 11:58 PMNon carcinogenic health effects of groundwater contamination are equally challenging as the carcinogenic risks.
Fluoride contamination of groundwater in Punjab, a growing concern
Posted on 16 Jun, 2022 02:05 PMNearly 85 percent of the Indian population consumes groundwater and this groundwater can get polluted because of a number of contaminants - with fluoride being an important one.
Fluoride contamination of groundwater - a grave risk to health
Enabling better water governance
Posted on 18 May, 2022 02:41 PMWhen UNICEF brought borewell rigs to India in early 1970s to help deal with water shortage, little did we know that it would become a tool for privatising the groundwater in the decades to come. Today, this practice of treating groundwater as a private resource has led to over-exploitation and an increase in mineral contamination as we drill into deeper aquifers in search of water.